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Elizabeth Borgwardt et al., "Rethinking American Grand Strategy" (Oxford UP, 2021)

Elizabeth Borgwardt et al., "Rethinking American Grand Strategy" (Oxford UP, 2021)

Released Tuesday, 14th September 2021
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Elizabeth Borgwardt et al., "Rethinking American Grand Strategy" (Oxford UP, 2021)

Elizabeth Borgwardt et al., "Rethinking American Grand Strategy" (Oxford UP, 2021)

Elizabeth Borgwardt et al., "Rethinking American Grand Strategy" (Oxford UP, 2021)

Elizabeth Borgwardt et al., "Rethinking American Grand Strategy" (Oxford UP, 2021)

Tuesday, 14th September 2021
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What is grand strategy? What does it aim to achieve? And what differentiates it from normal strategic thought--what, in other words, makes it "grand"? In answering these questions, most scholars have focused on diplomacy and warfare, so much so that "grand strategy" has become almost an equivalent of "military history." The traditional attention paid to military affairs is understandable, but in today's world it leaves out much else that could be considered political, and therefore strategic. It is in fact possible to consider, and even reach, a more capacious understanding of grand strategy, one that still includes the battlefield and the negotiating table while expanding beyond them. Just as contemporary world politics is driven by a wide range of non-military issues, the most thorough considerations of grand strategy must consider the bases of peace and security--including gender, race, the environment, and a wide range of cultural, social, political, and economic issues.Rethinking American Grand Strategy (Oxford UP, 2021) assembles a roster of leading historians to examine America's place in the world. Its innovative chapters re-examine familiar figures, such as John Quincy Adams, George Kennan, and Henry Kissinger, while also revealing the forgotten episodes and hidden voices of American grand strategy. They expand the scope of diplomatic and military history by placing the grand strategies of public health, race, gender, humanitarianism, and the law alongside military and diplomatic affairs to reveal hidden strategists as well as strategies.Grant Golub is a PhD candidate in the Department of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His research focuses on the politics of American grand strategy during World War II.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

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